Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon - (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary) by Alwin Kloekhorst (Hardcover)

About the Book

This publication is the first etymological dictionary of the entire Hittite lexicon of Indo-European origin. Furthermore it provides a thorough description of the synchronic phonological system of Hittite as well as a comprehensive study of the Hittite historical phonology.

Book Synopsis

This publication is the first etymological dictionary of the entire Hittite lexicon of Indo-European origin. Furthermore it provides a thorough description of the synchronic phonological system of Hittite as well as a comprehensive study of the Hittite historical phonology.

Review Quotes

Praises for the Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon:

"The first and only etymological dictionary of Hittite that represents an informed, comprehensive, and internally coherent approach to Hittite historical grammar with many new original contributions."

Prof. dr. Craig Melchert
A. Richard Diebold Professor of Indo-European Studies, UCLA, USA

"Alwin Kloekhorst's book is the product of a brilliant mind. I consider it the most important work on Hittite linguistics since nearly two decades."

Prof. dr. Norbert Oettinger, Professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
University of Erlangen, Germany

About the Author

Alwin Kloekhorst, Ph.D. (2007) in Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, Leiden University, is a collaborator of the Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project. His research focuses on the synchronic and historical linguistics as well as philological aspects of Hittite and the other Anatolian languages.